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Is this available? A HU with a mornitor tt will display ur phone display on it. U can control ur phone by touching the monitor display. So basically u can make calls, surf the web, watch youtube, music player, google navigator, etc on the HU..... Both device connect thru BT.

I am planning to slowly replace my stock ICE with a 1Ghz computer as my entertainment system. Before proceeding to tell you what I plan to do, I need to know if there is anyone(s) here who is familiar or have expertise in: Car electronics Simple electrical/electronics experience or skill Ripping out car's interior to do wiring Create custom case/shell/fascia/mounts with stuff like clay, resin, plastic, etc. This is because I really don't have the skill to do any of the above, although I'd be doing the computer myself, it'll probably be a mess of cables on the glove compartment + an LCD mounted with putty on the dash . A shop that can do all of the above mod jobs at a reasonable price would be cool too. Why Computer? Nowadays, at most homes, computers can replace the TV, CD Player, DVD Player and many other functions as well. For cars, if you need those functions, you'd install an ICE that will need you to fork out tons of cash upfront. In my case, after buying a car, I can't fork out anymore cash upfront as I'm now a lot poorer. So the only way to go is to do things slowly, until I can have the ultimate carputer, which will probably take me about two or three years. But the advantage is to be able to see it grow, as minor upgrades can make a person happier . The Plan Since I'm going to have to start somewhere, my first investment would be the LCD display and the input devices. I'll be getting the Crystal Fontz black/red 20x2 LCD display, which should be enough for my displaying needs. I will need to write a program for it so that it can do simple things like song selections, volume adjustment, and radio tuning. There are other uses as well, like get readouts from the car, you know, RPM, speed, distance travelled, or even more exotic stuff like your fuel/air mixer readings, even failure codes, this is of course, provided that I can find that damn OBD II connector in my Waja (have not been able to open up the lower part of the dash). For inputting data to the computer, there's four buttons from the LCD, I'll have to find a way to reuse the Waja's four buttons (need electronics people here) on the steering wheels too, and for the extreme coolness factor, I'll get this blue glowing programmable jogdial . There's also the possibility of voice recognition as input, and voice as output, for example, telling you what song the computer is going to play before playing it, tell you the temperature, or just a random joke of the day. All this programming will take me a while, and I'll do it on my notebook first. Once I get something working, and I can grab songs from the iPod, I'll then proceed to buy the next big thing. Which is: Mount the LCD to the dashboard nicely with custom made mount Get ITPS-Auto Power Sequencer and Dropout Regulator Get the DC-DC 12v power supply And the most important part, the computer itself. Computer radio tuner Optional items: Wireless LAN (so I don't have to connect the damn network cable when I have to do some changes on the computer with my notebook) An AMP with SPDIF optical input[sly] Relay controller so that you can control stuff like your power windows Here's where I'll hit a snag. The power source will have to be from the car battery, and someone will have to get dirty with installing it. And I have no idea how to do the cabling and installation nicely. The ITPS will have to be connected to the ignition and battery, and cables will go to the computer which will probably be located under the seat (need people who can do this) or at the boot. And the computer will also have cables connected to the dash for the LCD. The computer will boot up linux, so as to ensure fast boot up times, as well as to guarantee stability, you don't want to have Windows crashing on your car, do you? It will have no hard disk, just Compactflash, all the mp3 songs will come from the iPod, which also acts as a storage device for data. What can this grow to? Ok, ultimately, since this is done at own time own target, the computer will be able to do a few things (and more) like. Replacement for ICE, CD, mp3, CD ripper (limitless possibilities) Gather statistic about your car See how you drive on a particular day, show graphs of usage Produce excel charts for analysis of your driving habits Mileage calculations Financial details - like how much money have you spent on your car Car servicing, oil replacement, atf replacements alarms Tell you your car's trouble code Clear those engine warning light that normal mechanics can't switch off Most importantly, sync with my Palm The Future? Ok, if I suddenly have cash falling on me from a tree, or I've collected enough, I can then invest on an LCD monitor, either 5 to 7" and from there, you've suddenly got the ability to do other cool things, like: Browse the Internet Gossip at MCF Look up the weather reports Check out the causeway cameras real time Check out how your stocks perform GPS to know exactly the distance from where you are, to the toilet Get lost with GPS See VCDs or DVDs Write your email while driving Do things that you would do with your computer. The possibilities are endless. Tell me what you think?

any bro/ sis using carputer (car computer)? care to share where u got it and how good/ useful is it?

. Sorry if I'm posting twice, not sure which catergory this question falls under. Does anyone know if there are Car PCs / Carputers available in singapore? I heard there's a Mac version called MobyCar, but are there others too? Maybe Windows versions or others? .

Anyone here installed a computer in their car? Any experience to share?